Description: Photograph of the Republic Steel Corporation's electric furnace at plant B, number two shop, Central Alloy District in Canton, Ohio. This series of negatives of the electric furnace plant in operation was logged into the Central Alloy District's files on June 9, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F094_11
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Ohio; Republic Steel -- Electric furnace
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B03F397_001.tiff
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 20th Ohio volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: [?] [S] hilo[h] [?] Thompsons Hills, [?], Mechanicksville, [?], Baker Creek, [?], Big Sha[nty], [?], Siege Atlanta July 21st, 22nd , 27[?], Black [?], Big Saultkaha[?] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02370
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B03F377_001.tiff
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This signal flag has two blue stripes with a red one in the center. The shape is rectangular and measures 75 by 70 cm. The flag was taken from the Shenandoah wreck. The Shenandoah was one of the first four rigid airships. It was torn apart during it's fifty seventh flight. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H75181_001
Subjects: Signal flags; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifacts
 

Description: The Highland County Courthouse is said to be the oldest Ohio structure that has been continually used as a courthouse. Completed in 1835 by architect Pleasant Arthur, the building combines Federal and Greek Revival architectural elements with its Federal fanlight and Greek entablature and columns. The blending of architectural styles is common in Ohio county courthouses as a result of the self education of local contractors in stylish European designs. This is the front facade of the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_217
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio); 105 N. High St.
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B05F1070_013
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of unidentified Civil War soldier. Probably a private, from Southeastern Ohio. Leaning on chair, with open jacket, wearing broad-brimmed hat View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f30_01
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Document (cover sheet) for Photographic Progress Report Compiled by M.R. Martin Last Cast August 18, 1939 6AM, Wind on New Furnace November 3, 1939 5PM. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0012_B04F08_001
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel Industry; Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: Postcard depicting an artists rendition of the boyhood home of Civil War general and President Ulysses S. Grant in Georgetown, Ohio, 1906. Grant lived here from 1823 to 1839. The tannery operated by Grant's father is also pictured. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00676
Subjects: Presidents--Dwellings--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Historic houses; Postcards
Places: Georgetown (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: This house was built in 1828 by John Pray as a trading post and stagecoach stopping post. It has served many purposes over the years, from a jail to a school to a ballroom. In 1927, Henry Ford held his Halloween party in the building, probably because of its reputation for being haunted. In the 1930s, this house was occupied by Toledo antiques dealer Charles Capron. Most recently, the Columbian House has served as a restaurant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Jails; Restaurants; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waterville (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ulysses S. Grant wore this lieutenant general's shoulder mark during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on May 5-7, 1864. He was the first three-star general in the United States Army since George Washington. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, Grant entered West Point in 1839 where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other northern armies were successful and weakened the confederacy. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1434_1160618_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Military Ohio; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Military uniforms
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)